Short pursuit leads to arrest

STOCKTON - One man was arrested and another slipped away after leading authorities on a short pursuit Wednesday night, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said.

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STOCKTON - One man was arrested and another slipped away after leading authorities on a short pursuit Wednesday night, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies were conducting an area check at Lincoln Center when they heard 15 to 20 gunshots shortly before 9 p.m. near West Douglas Road and North Gettysburg Place, authorities said. Deputies and members of the countywide gang task force saw a dark blue and gray Pontiac sedan leaving the area at a high rate of speed, officials said.

Deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver failed to stop, authorities said. A brief pursuit ended when the vehicle stopped in front of a residence in the 6700 block of North Vicksburg Place, officials said.

The driver fled on foot, authorities said. Deputies described him as a black man with a light complexion standing 6 feet tall and weighing 170 pounds with a black baseball hat and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

The passenger, Charles Gaston Jr., 39, was arrested on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm, authorities said.

During their investigation, deputies found a gun in the 1200 block of West Benjamin Holt Drive and discovered spent rounds from two handguns near Douglas Road and North Gettysburg Place.

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